Secret Tome Tower

Thirty days had passed in a flash.

“Human, your comprehension time is up. You may exit now.” The Holy Stele Tower guardian’s deep, resonant voice echoed in Luo Feng’s ears and mind, directly rousing him. Luo Feng’s consciousness swiftly detached from the ‘Cosmic Origin Land,’ the ‘Law Ocean,’ and the ‘Demon Roar Diagram’ on the Holy Stele before him.

“Phew.”

Luo Feng reluctantly glanced at the majestic, pale green Holy Stele.

“It’s a pity it was only for a month. The effect of this Holy Stele on me is even better than that of the Jiuyu Chaos Stele,” Luo Feng sighed inwardly. The first seven diagrams of the Jiuyu Chaos Stele were solely focused on Space Law, so observing it didn’t offer much help for comprehending ‘Gold Law,’ at least far less than this Holy Stele.

...

Luo Feng turned and left, walking towards the exit.

The Holy Stele Tower guardian, clad in black combat armor, stood silently like a statue, a colossal three-meter-tall blade plunged into the ground beside him. An invisible, oppressive aura enveloped the surrounding area, making every Golden Horn Clan member who entered the Holy Stele Tower feel immense pressure.

“Rumble~~~” The towering tower gate slowly opened, and the light from outside streamed in.

Luo Feng walked out alone.

“Your Highness.”

“His Highness Luo Feng.”

Outside the tower gate stood Dilun, five Sector Lord guards, Sifanqi, and Kashina. Luo Feng smiled and nodded to his people, but his expression immediately changed. Outside the Holy Stele Tower, another large group of Golden Horn Clan youths had gathered, their eyes red like enraged calves, staring intently at Luo Feng.

“Human Luo Feng, I challenge you.”

“Human, accept my challenge.”

“If you’re a warrior, accept the challenge!” Various voices clamored.

Luo Feng frowned slightly and quickly walked over to Dilun, Elder Sifanqi, and the others, transmitting, “Let’s return to the cultivation residence first. Elder Sifanqi… I’ll have to rely on you to handle this fervent crowd.”

Immediately after, Luo Feng, along with Dilun and the others, swiftly departed from the Holy Stele Tower, looking somewhat flustered.

...

At the cultivation residence.

Luo Feng and his group pushed open the door and entered. As they walked, Luo Feng said, “Dilun, I plan to organize the insights I gained from the Holy Stele this month, and then I’ll go to the Secret Tome Tower to choose a secret tome.” After speaking, Luo Feng immediately chose a meditation chamber to continue his comprehension.

“His Highness truly cultivates diligently,” Dilun observed, shaking his head with a smile. “Indeed, I was just as diligent when I hadn’t yet reached Immortality.”

Upon reaching Immortality, one gains eternal life, free from the constraints of a lifespan.

Furthermore, it becomes exceedingly difficult for Immortal beings to make progress, and their advancement is extremely slow. Coupled with their infinite lifespan, Immortals tend to become less diligent.

...

Luo Feng sat cross-legged in the meditation chamber, eyes closed, continuously pondering the profound mysteries he had discovered through the Holy Stele but hadn’t fully grasped. He began to meticulously absorb and digest them.

Unconsciously, half a month passed.

“Hmm.” Luo Feng opened his eyes, a smile gracing his lips. “I’ve finally fully comprehended what I gained from the Holy Stele.”

Thirty days of comprehension at the Holy Stele was equivalent to about 8 years of normal cultivation for a Sector Lord, or nearly 3,000 years for a Domain Lord.

Luo Feng himself had lived for less than 300 years since birth.

His progress in these 30 days was immense!

However, the difficulty of the nine diagrams of the Jiuyu Chaos Stele escalated geometrically.

Previously, he had grasped the essence of 36 raindrops from the ‘Raindrop Diagram’ and ‘Drizzle Diagram.’ But the 72 raindrops in the ‘Downpour Diagram’ were hundreds of times more challenging… Even with these 30 days of comprehension, Luo Feng’s understanding of the laws only reached a level roughly surpassing the ninth level of the Sky-Reaching Bridge.

Comprehending 108 raindrops.

For normal powerhouses, simply understanding them was enough, like scoring 100% on an exam.

But grasping their essence was like answering all the bonus questions correctly, scoring 150%. Although it was only slightly more profound, the difficulty increased tenfold, even a hundredfold! This was why King Zhenyan was concerned about Luo Feng’s ability when he asked him to study ‘Flowing Blood.’

Because grasping the essence demanded an exceptionally high level of law comprehension.

Thirty days!

Equivalent to 3,000 years of cultivation for a Domain Lord, this allowed Luo Feng to fully understand the third diagram, the ‘Downpour Diagram.’ This meant he could score 100% on the more profound 72 raindrops… Understanding the third diagram signified that Luo Feng now possessed the law comprehension required to clear the ninth level of the Sky-Reaching Bridge.

“I went from the peak of the seventh level of the Sky-Reaching Bridge to the ninth level in just 30 days, and I’ve understood the ‘Downpour Diagram.’”

“For normal powerhouses, according to convention, they would continue to cultivate the next diagram—the fourth diagram!”

“But I can’t.”

“I need to grasp the deepest 72 spatial essences.”

Luo Feng’s 30 days of comprehension also revealed how incredibly difficult it was to grasp those 72 essences.

The first 9 were the easiest; he had grasped them in Chaos City.

The middle 27 were much harder. Through opportunities in the Xueluo World, Luo Feng’s comprehension speed soared. With the Beast God Statue available for long-term observation, coupled with guidance from the Sky Eclipse Palace Master, he finally grasped them!

The last 72 were the most difficult!

Luo Feng took on an extreme-level mission, then cultivated in seclusion on Earth for 50 years, and now cultivated in seclusion in the Holy Stele Tower for 30 days (equivalent to nearly 3,000 years for a Domain Lord). Under these circumstances, Luo Feng only managed to achieve 100% comprehension of the ‘Downpour Diagram,’ yet he hadn’t grasped a single one of those 72 essences!

Difficult!

Incredibly difficult!

Even an ordinary peerless genius, if they spent their entire 1,000-era lifespan as a Sector Lord, wouldn’t be able to grasp all 108 essences of Space Law. Only true super-geniuses among the universe’s peak powerhouses were qualified to waste such vast amounts of time. Back then, the peak genius, Lian Luo, spent 3,000 years in Chaos City as a Sector Lord to grasp them.

Of course, in terms of talent, the Golden Horned Beast driven by Xueluo power, and the Demon Killer Clan clone, a darling of space, combined, probably surpassed even the peak human genius Lian Luo.

Especially since Luo Feng also had the ‘Beast God Statue,’ allowing him to comprehend the Sky-Rending Claw at any time through it!

...

Luo Feng walked out of the meditation chamber, and several figures immediately flashed into view: Dilun, the five Sector Lords, Elder Sifanqi, and Kashina all appeared.

“Has Your Highness finished comprehending?” Dilun asked with a smile as he approached.

“Yes.” Luo Feng nodded with a smile.

“Congratulations, His Highness Luo Feng. How was your comprehension at the Holy Stele this time?” Elder Sifanqi looked at Luo Feng.

“Very good,” Luo Feng praised.

It was indeed very good.

Now, in terms of law comprehension alone, he had reached the ninth level of the Sky-Reaching Bridge. If Luo Feng were to fully unleash his mental force amplitude, his mental force amplitude of over 3200 would… boost his strength dozens of times. If he were to truly challenge the Jiuyu Sky-Reaching Bridge, he could directly clear the tenth level!

His law comprehension alone was at the ninth level.

But his combat power could already clear the tenth level!

“The Demon Sound General’s inheritance truly benefits me endlessly,” Luo Feng secretly praised. “However, my progress is too astonishing; it’s not suitable to challenge the Sky-Reaching Bridge right now.” It was enough to be happy with his great progress; there was no need to show off by challenging the Sky-Reaching Bridge, as there were no special benefits to doing so now.

Luo Feng wouldn’t do something that only made him more conspicuous without any real advantage.

“Let’s go, we’re heading to the Secret Tome Tower,” Luo Feng said.

“The Secret Tome Tower contains trial versions of countless secret tomes from the entire Golden Horn Clan. Many of these tomes are unique and unconventional. Even our human secret tome vault might not have them,” Dilun said with a smile. “Your Highness must choose carefully.”

“Of course.” Luo Feng nodded with a smile.

Indeed.

In the Virtual Universe Company, cultivating a secret tome required a massive amount of contribution points. A decent ordinary secret tome cost tens of thousands of points, some precious ones millions or tens of millions, and some incredibly expensive super secret tomes left even Luo Feng’s teacher, King Zhenyan, dumbfounded.

“I must choose an expensive secret tome, and then pick from the expensive ones,” Luo Feng thought to himself.

The more expensive it was, the higher its value, there was no doubt about that.

From the expensive ones, he would then choose what suited him.

...

A moment later, Luo Feng and his group walked along the streets within the sacred land and arrived before the majestic white tower. The Secret Tome Tower was similar in height to the Holy Stele Tower, but its color was entirely white. The entire tower subtly exuded a calming aura, and approaching it brought an unprecedented tranquility to one’s mind.

Luo Feng and the others ascended the stairs, entered the Secret Tome Tower’s main entrance, and arrived at its first floor.

“This first floor is the reception level,” Elder Sifanqi introduced from beside him.

“His Highness Luo Feng.” A sharp voice rang out, and a tall, slender female Golden Horn Clan member, clad in pale green armor, approached. To Luo Feng, she looked like a stunning wax figure! Due to the Golden Horn Clan’s life structure, their skin was very different from human skin.

The female Golden Horn Clan member’s lips curved upwards: “His Highness Luo Feng, I am Sesi, one of the Secret Tome Tower’s receptionists. We have already received orders from the Elder Divine Palace that His Highness Luo Feng may choose any secret tome trial version within this Secret Tome Tower. Once chosen, we will provide His Highness with the complete secret tome. I will be responsible for explaining everything to His Highness, saving you time in selection, as the number of secret tomes here is truly vast. The entire Secret Tome Tower has 999 floors, and each floor contains millions of secret tomes.”

“Then I’ll trouble Miss Sesi,” Luo Feng said.

“His Highness Luo Feng, we will rest and wait here. There’s no need to rush, choose carefully, this opportunity is rare,” Elder Sifanqi said.

“Understood.” Luo Feng nodded.

“Let’s go,” Luo Feng said, looking at the female Golden Horn Clan member, Sesi.

“I’ll lead the way.”

Sesi walked beside Luo Feng, guiding him, and then quickly ascended the stairs to the second floor.

Luo Feng gasped when he saw it. The second floor was enormous, about a hundred meters high. Rows of bookshelves were spread out, with books laid flat on them. Although they were laid flat, because the space was so vast and the bookshelves were seventy to eighty meters tall, there were an immense number of books.

There were definitely over a million secret tomes on the second floor alone.

“So many on each floor, and there are 999 floors?” Luo Feng sighed inwardly. “The number of secret tomes a race possesses is truly exaggerated.”

Luo Feng’s gaze swept across.

He noticed that each secret tome trial version had a price next to it. For example, some secret tomes were worth 120 contribution points, others 388 contribution points.

“His Highness Luo Feng,” the female Golden Horn Clan member, Sesi, explained from the side, “The 999 floors of secret tomes in the Secret Tome Tower are categorized by their contribution point value. The most expensive secret tome on this first floor only costs 612 contribution points. However, the cheapest one on the second floor already costs 612 contribution points. The higher you go, the more expensive they get!”

“How expensive is the 999th floor?” Luo Feng inquired.

“The cheapest one on the 999th floor costs around 98 million contribution points, and the most expensive one costs a little over 1.6 billion contribution points,” Sesi said. “Of course, His Highness Luo Feng is free to choose any one for free.”